to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
cannot be compared with; no match for
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to step forward; to take a step forward
pitch dark; total darkness
beyond that point; after that
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
outer space; void of space
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to like; to love; to be fond of
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect